Re: June 2012-New Pics- My 90G Pile of Rocks
Some summertime woes....
Just an update, that several weeks ago I started getting some random stn with some of my frags. Eventually lost a few of my prized frags. I couldn't figure out what the problem was?
One of my swing arm hydrometers was measuring 1.026 and the other one measured 1.024. I finally broke down and purchased a refractometer and calibration solution. To my surprise the refractometer read 1.033
Over a week, I slowly brought the salinity down to 1.026 on my refractometer. Recalibrated and noticed my new refactometer was off again, this time by .005 so my actual salinity was 1.0021.
Again, slowly brought salinity back up to 1.026. Things still didn't look right, so I checked m CA, ALK, and Mg levels. Ca was down to 330 and Mg was down to 1000. Alk was steady at about 9.0. Finally corrected these issues and things have been steady now for the last several weeks. Colour is coming back and PE is exceptional.
Through all the swings, my leopard wrassed found a very small half inch gap to jump onto a screen covering my overflow. By the time I found him, he was reef jerky. Had him for over 6 months, was eating pellets, flake, and frozen prepared foods. Would actually eat from my hand. He will be missed :-\
Bottom line- use a refractometer, regularly check your levels, and make sure your fish can't jump
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